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hella

hella

9.9
A word people use before a noun to mean a lot
  • determiner
  • /ˈhɛlə/
  • Slang
translation icon : un montón de
  • That is one hella big bunch of grapes.

Like I did hella hauls, like give me the free clothes.

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Examples

  • All right, I've been out with you a few times, you know, and what I've seen you do is either gin and tonic or just hella shots of tequila.

  • There will be hella noms, lots of drinks, the best beats, and just like last year, we're breaking up the Yammer beer bong tables.

  • It's just got the bands and this is a hella low waist.

  • And I remember one time I went to India and I bought a Christmas globe because things are hella cheap in India.

  • But oh, these are hella pigmented and I'm not.

  • In California you could be suffering from hella foot pain bra, whereas in Massachusetts it's wicked bad gout in your Red Sox.

  • We're going to go because we need things that Target has and it's either Target or Walmart and Walmart is hella hectic around the holidays.

  • Let's find like a Portuguese tapas place that delivers and get like hella just like like appetizers, picky foods.

  • That is one hella big bunch of grapes.

  • We're going to go because we need things that Target has and it's either Target or Walmart and Walmart is hella hectic around the holidays.

Synonyms

lotta
vshella
  • Informal
11 8.5

A large amount of something

is mainly regional in use rather than common informal usage
mucho
vshella
  • Informal
8.9

Very many or a large amount used before a noun in informal speech

is regional informal usage rather than a foreign-derived adjective
helluvalot of
vshella
  • Informal
9.9

A very large amount of something

is used for a general large amount without extra emphasis
heaps
vshella
  • UK
7.9

To mean very much or a lot

is used before a noun to quantify number or amount

Antonyms

few
1.0

A small number of people or things

How Many

hella
  • Slang
9.9
lots
  • Informal
1.0
many
9 1.0
some
1.0
few
1.0

Surface Forms

hella singular

Etymology

Hella used before a noun works like the words 'a lot of' or 'many' and likely grew from the same phrase hell of a in Northern California. So you can say 'hella people' to mean 'many people'.